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Heaven On Their Minds Lyrics
(Judas) My mind is clearer now
At last, all too well
I can see where we all soon will be.
If you strip away
the myth from the man
You will see where we all soon will be.
Jesus!
You've started to believe
the things they say of you
You really do believe
this talk of God is true!
And all the good you've done
Will soon get swept away
You've begun to matter more
than the things you say!
Listen, Jesus, I don't like what I see--
all that I ask is that you listen to me
And remember, I've been your right-hand man
all along.
You have set them all on fire
They think they've found the new Messiah
And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong
I remember when this whole thing began
No talk of God then,
we called you a man!
And believe me,
my admiration for you hasn't died.
But every word you say today
gets twisted 'round some other way
And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied.
Nazareth, your famous son
should have stayed a great unknown
Like his father carving wood
he'd have made good
tables, chairs and oaken chests
would have suited Jesus best
He'd have caused nobody harm
no one alarm.
Listen, Jesus, do you care for your race?
Don't you see we must keep in our place?
We are occupied--
Have you forgotten how put down we are?
I am frightened by the crowd
For they are getting much too loud
And they'll crush us if we go too far
Listen, Jesus, to the warning I give:
Please remember that I want us to live
but it's sad to see
our chances weakening with every hour
All you followers are blind!
Too much heaven on their minds
It was beautiful, but now it's sour
Yes, it's all gone sour!
Listen, Jesus to the warning I give!
Please, please remember that I want us to live
So come on, come on
He won't listen to me
come on, listen to me
Listen to me
ad lib to end
At last, all too well
I can see where we all soon will be.
If you strip away
the myth from the man
You will see where we all soon will be.
the things they say of you
You really do believe
this talk of God is true!
And all the good you've done
Will soon get swept away
You've begun to matter more
than the things you say!
all that I ask is that you listen to me
And remember, I've been your right-hand man
all along.
You have set them all on fire
They think they've found the new Messiah
And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong
I remember when this whole thing began
No talk of God then,
we called you a man!
And believe me,
my admiration for you hasn't died.
But every word you say today
gets twisted 'round some other way
And they'll hurt you if they think you've lied.
should have stayed a great unknown
Like his father carving wood
he'd have made good
tables, chairs and oaken chests
would have suited Jesus best
He'd have caused nobody harm
no one alarm.
Don't you see we must keep in our place?
We are occupied--
Have you forgotten how put down we are?
I am frightened by the crowd
For they are getting much too loud
And they'll crush us if we go too far
Please remember that I want us to live
but it's sad to see
our chances weakening with every hour
All you followers are blind!
Too much heaven on their minds
It was beautiful, but now it's sour
Yes, it's all gone sour!
Please, please remember that I want us to live
So come on, come on
He won't listen to me
come on, listen to me
Listen to me
ad lib to end
Song Info
Submitted by
spliphstar On May 13, 2002
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The first proper song from Jesus Christ Superstar (JCS), and easily the best.
The story of (JCS) is mainly shown through the eyes of Judas and this song gives you his motivation from the outset.
It is essentially a plea from a friend to a friend. In occupied Jerusalem, the Romans and the Pharisee's were willing to overlook small religious movements, but the followers of Jesus Christ were becoming much more vocal and alot of them were trying to use his teachings as the basis for a violent uprising against the Roman Empire, an uprising that was sure to fail.
Judas could see how dangerous this situation was becoming and this song is his plea for his friend, Jesus to put a stop to the madness before it resulted in bloodshed.
A beautiful song that really tries to look at the reasons behind Judas's betrayal of Christ.
@Grug88 Although your comment is spot-on, I personally like the original London cast version better, perhaps because I heard that first. I had the pleasure of seeing Carl Anderson reprise his role as Judas Iscariot in a revival of JCS back in the 90's. He was amazing, even at his age. This song does set up the entire show and it is definitely my favorite from the production.
@Grug88 Although your comment is spot-on, I personally like the original London cast version better, perhaps because I heard that first. I had the pleasure of seeing Carl Anderson reprise his role as Judas Iscariot in a revival of JCS back in the 90's. He was amazing, even at his age. This song does set up the entire show and it is definitely my favorite from the production.
I like the Original London Concept recording better, 'cause its original i guess. But the soundtrack version is good too.
Oh my what a good song
amazing movie, amazing song
Yeah, still love this song. It really helps you see Judas in a sympathetic light.
Yeah, still love this song. It really helps you see Judas in a sympathetic light.